Trailstar Equipment: Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer

Trailstar is recalling about 1,161 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the jack falls off while the trailer is in motion, damage to following vehicles could occur or a vehicle crash may result.

Campaign
08V133000
Manufacturer
TRACKER MARINE L.L.C.
Reported
20 March 2008
Vehicles
1,161
Built between
Not published
Models
12
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 June 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2008 Trailstar K17
  • 2007 Trailstar K17V
  • 2007-2008 Trailstar K18V
  • 2008 Trailstar K1901
  • 2007-2008 Trailstar K21VHDSA
  • 2007-2008 Trailstar K21VTA
  • 2007-2008 Trailstar K23VTA
  • 2008 Trailstar MK184SA
  • 2008 Trailstar MK204TA
  • 2007-2008 Trailstar P27
  • 2007-2008 Trailstar P30
  • 2007-2008 Trailstar P32

What the defect is

Tracker marine is recalling 1,161 my 2007 trailstar K17V, K18V, K21VHDSA, K21VTA, K23VTA, P27, P30, P32, and my 2008 K17, K18V, K1901, K21VHDSA, K21VTA, K23VTA, P27, P30, P32, MK184SA, and MK204TA galvanized boat trailers using jacks made by shelby industries (tracker part no. 129111, shelby part no. 5874A8-24HGX). These trailers are used with kenner, sun tracker, and mako boat models. The mounting hardware for the trailer jack, which is used to elevate the trailer tongue during storage, may loosen and allow the jack assembly to disengage from the trailer.

What could happen

If the jack falls off while the trailer is in motion, damage to following vehicles could occur or a vehicle crash may result.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NUT AND BOLT THAT IS PART OF THE TRAILER JACK MOUNTING HARDWARE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA20 March 2008
  2. Owners notified19 June 2008

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 March 2008.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact tracker marine at 1-417-873-4555.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
TRACKER MARINE L.L.C.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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